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News Jury awards damages after Baltimore rabbi found liable for sexual abuse of children
Rabbi Steven Krawatsky took the unusual step of taking his accusers to court. A jury took their side.
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Fast Forward 8 years after he was accused of sexual abuse, a once-beloved Orthodox rabbi will face a Maryland jury
Rabbi Steven Krawatsky — and his former campers — will have their day in court
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Fast Forward Sex offender who gave high profile interview to Hasidic comedian pleads guilty to new charges
Gershon Selinger, 41, pleaded guilty in Dutchess County Court on Wednesday to the felony of first-degree sexual abuse of a minor under the age of 11
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FIRST PERSON As a rabbi, he helped others mourn. So why wouldn’t his daughter say kaddish for him?
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Fast Forward FBI charges Lev Tahor leaders with child exploitation
New York’s FBI and U.S. Attorney’s offices have charged five leaders of Lev Tahor, a Jewish cult, with child exploitation after the men kidnapped a 14-year-old girl in 2018, the Department of Justice said in a press release Monday. Nachman Helbrans, Mayer Rosner, Yakov Weingarten, Shmiel Weingarten and Yoil Weingarten brought the girl from New…
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Fast Forward 7 Former Students Sue Day Schools For Suffering Abuse At Hands Of Jewish Educator
Seven people are suing Jewish day schools for employing Stanley Rosenfeld, an educator who they allege molested them, and who admitted to molesting hundreds of children over the course of his career. The schools include two of the three prominent Jewish academies that Rosenfeld taught at in New York City: Westchester Day School, in Mamaroneck;…
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